You're reading from Learning GDScript by Developing a Game with Godot 4

Product type Book

Published in May 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781804616987

Pages 378 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

GDScript

Concepts

Game Design

Author (1):

Sander Vanhove

Table of Contents (22) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1:Learning How to Program

2. Chapter 1: Setting Up the Environment

3. Chapter 2: Getting Familiar with Variables and Control Flow

4. Chapter 3: Grouping Information in Arrays, Loops, and Dictionaries

5. Chapter 4: Bringing Structure with Methods and Classes

6. Chapter 5: How and Why to Keep Your Code Clean

7. Part 2: Making a Game in Godot Engine

8. Chapter 6: Creating a World of Your Own in Godot

9. Chapter 7: Making the Character Move

10. Chapter 8: Splitting and Reusing Scenes

11. Chapter 9: Cameras, Collisions, and Collectibles

12. Chapter 10: Creating Menus, Making Enemies, and Using Autoloads

13. Chapter 11: Playing Together with Multiplayer

14. Part 3: Deepening Our Knowledge

15. Chapter 12: Exporting to Multiple Platforms

16. Chapter 13: OOP Continued and Advanced Topics

17. Chapter 14: Advanced Programming Patterns

18. Chapter 15: Using the File System

19. Chapter 16: What Next?

20. Index

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Joining the community

Lastly, I would want to encourage you to join the game development community. In general, it is a very welcoming and friendly bunch of people who love to hear from you and your games. Don’t hesitate to approach people and ask them questions. Most people are very helpful and will encourage you on your journey.

Joining the Forum, Discord, Reddit, or any other platform

There are many different communities that have sprung up related to creating games on many different platforms. It doesn’t matter what social media you are most active on; there is likely a lively game developer community based there. Here are some of the outlets you can join:

The official Godot Engine Forum: It’s the perfect place to ask questions, help out others, and show off your projects: https://forum.godotengine.org/.
The official Godot Engine Discord: Here, you can encounter like-minded game developers who work with Godot: https://discord.com/invite/4JBkykG...